Violent Video Games Touted As Learning Tool

TAKE THAT, non-gamers! ....

"He added that students who played "pro-social" games that promote cooperation were more likely than others to help out in real-life situations like intervening when someone is being harassed."
REALLY!? I don't normally associate nerdy-gamers with helpy-helpers

"Bavelier said playing the kill-or-be-killed games can improve peripheral vision and the ability to see objects at dusk, and the games can even be used to treat amblyopia, or lazy eye, a disorder characterized by indistinct vision in one eye"
Is it just me or do other people also think that these professors are being 'sponsored' by the video games lobbyists?
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4G Apple iPhone, Sprint EVO: Worth The Hype?

I don't think the companies are investing too much time and money to hype their latest 4G phones. They can sense it themselves that the new models are nothing revolutionary, but are instead improvements of the previous generations of phones.

The new iphone, which just about everyone speculates will make its debut in the summer, will likely be better than the iphone 3GS in every aspect, but most owners of the iphone 3GS (the non-'geeks') are unlikely to upgrade because of the new features in the new iphone.

I don't own an iphone 3GS, and my current phone, the LG Viewty Smart, is beyond disappointing. Perhaps a '4G' phone will be my choice.
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Merkel Acknowledges 'Bitter Defeat' At Polls

Oh Angela. Perhaps it's time for the dreaded two words: Raise Taxes. But of course, you can't, because you are in a coalition with the Free Democrats. But if you cut spending, you might lose the next election. What to do?
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Scott Brown Struggles To Explain His Position On Wall Street Reform

He sounds like Sarah Palin.

Surprised? The guy rambles on in unsubstantiated rhetoric, and just flat out shows that he doesn't know what he's talking about.

And he's the guy that the Republicans are dubbing as the star.
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Are YOU The Source of Our Nation's Growing Intolerance?

Can one attribute intolerance to human nature? If so, then the question becomes whether or not human nature is inherently so-and-so, or if our characteristics are constituted throughout our lives (nurture over nature).

I tend to believe in the latter, that human nature isn't inherently good or evil, that it is composed by various processes of socialization, often in the form of education.

Based on this view, I'd say that intolerance (as well as other arguably negative notions such as apathy) can be changed with a change in socialization and education. This comes from two major influences: parenting and schooling.

Everything that parents says in front of their kids have enormous impacts, whether if it's the tone of voice they use to reject something the child proposes, or flat out ignoring the kid's remarks. Parents often treat their children with an air of disrespect, often disregarding their comments without reason.

Not to mention intolerance is something that also spawns ignorance, arrogance, and obnoxiousness.

These notions all contribute to a generation of intolerance; when children are constantly bombarded by intolerant rhetoric, whether at home, at school, or on TV, they naturally become intolerant.

It is not impossible to change the intolerant character of our generation, but it will take time and a lot of effort.
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Tiger Woods Interview VIDEO: ESPN, Golf Channel Talk With Golfer

How can we be mad at you when you don't even tell us specifically what you've done?

Tiger has taken the middle road, in the sense that he's told only parts of his story but not all of it. His reason for doing so is that those a 'private' matters. However, it seems that without being overly specific, Tiger has made clear about his infidelity, and has shown genuine remorse for it.

Alright, well I know as a golf fan I have forgiven you. You will be back to and more popular than ever, Tiger. Just look at Bill Clinton!

Tiger also provides another example of my skepticism of marriage. If he was being sincere when he said that he loved Elin with all his heart when he married her, what prompted him to cheat? Most would discuss this in relation to him being Tiger Woods, a man of immense popularity and influence. His infidelity can be compared to the likes of John Edwards, Marc Sanford, and Eliot Spitzer, all of whom believed they could get away with cheating likely because they held positions of power.

But why cheat? And why are there such high divorce rates? Are human beings NOT genetically programmed to spend the rest of their lives with one companion, or maybe only a portion of us do?
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What's In, What's Out in Health Care Reform Bill

JUST PASS THE DAMN BILL ALREADY!

As outlined by the guys at Huff, this 'final' bill holds provision expanding Medicaid as well as providing extra aid towards specific states. It also spends money on nation-wide policies.

Also in the bill are education reforms, most notably the proposal to make Student Loan a Federal jurisdiction. I personally cannot believe this has not been implemented long ago; tons of money can be saved if students were to deal directly (through one bank) with the government, rather than through the state governments, and multiple banks, if anything, because of convenience and a reduction in procedural matters.

By the way, the final bill came to 153 pages. I can read that in a few hours. Weren't the Republicans complaining that it's too long?
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